NextStep vs Cadence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextStep
This app helps you track your progress towards personal and professional goals. Visualize your journey and stay focused on achievements with seamless device synchronization for convenience and security.
- Goal tracking
- Milestone management
- Progress visualization
- Habit tracking
- Cross-device synchronization
- Achievement celebration
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Take the NextStep toward achieving your goals and unlocking your potential! Whether you’re planning personal growth, professional success, or daily habits, NextStep is your trusted companion for tracking progress and celebrating every achievement. Visualize your journey and stay focused on what matters most with seamless synchronization across your devices for convenience and security.
Cadence
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Cadence is a calm, beautifully simple way to keep up with the things you do again and again — the tasks that don't have a single due date, but a rhythm. Instead of one-off reminders that nag you at a fixed time, Cadence todos reset on the clock. Tick one off and it moves to Completed. When its interval's next boundary passes, it quietly returns to your active list, ready to do again. No streaks to break, no guilt — just a clear picture of what's due right now. WHY CADENCE IS DIFFERENT Resets happen on absolute clock boundaries, not relative to when you finished. "Every 6 hours" always resets at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00 — not six hours after you happened to tap it. "Every day" resets at midnight. So your whole list stays in step with the actual time of day. SEVEN SIMPLE INTERVALS • Every hour • Every 6 hours • Every 12 hours • Every day • Every other day • Every week • Every two weeks • Custom A todo is just two things: what it says, and how often it repeats. That's the whole idea. EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE • Active and Completed sections, so you always know what's left • Tap to complete — and tap a completed item to bring it back early • Drag to reorder your active list; your order is remembered • Swipe to delete A HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Add the Cadence widget in three sizes to see what's due at a glance. It shows as many of your active todos as will fit; tap it to jump straight into the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cadence keeps everything on your device. There's no account to create, no iCloud, no sign-in, and no internet connection required. It collects no data, shows no ads, and contains no trackers and no third-party integrations. Your todos are yours alone. MADE FOR EVERYDAY RHYTHMS Perfect for hydration and stretch breaks, medication and supplement routines, chores and cleaning, pet care, watering the plants, posture checks, and any healthy habit you want to keep on a steady cadence. Download Cadence and find your rhythm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cadence at every 4 days against NextStep's every 3 weeks. NextStep's advantage is device support (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NextStep ships an update every 3 weeks, Cadence every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextStep | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baptiste DAJON | Max Skupch |
In-app purchases
NextStep
No in-app purchases
Cadence
No in-app purchases









